Martial Options

This is an attempt to close the gap in power level from the fighter classes with the spellcasters.

This will focus in two aspects:

• New actions that any character can use
• Give access to fighter classes to maneuver using Hit Dice as a cost

New “Actions” to be used in your turn

This is the current set of possible actions to be used to replace an attack:

Actions	Descriptions
Disarm	(Optional) Attack vs Athletics or Acrobatics to make the weapon go prone
Grapple	Contest to start a grapple
Shove	Force a creature to become prone
Shove Aside	(Optional) Force the target to move 5ft

These are “new” actions to replace an attack option

Actions	Descriptions
Armor Break	Similar to Break Item, but this target normal AC, if succeed the target received -1 on the AC (if receives -5 the armor is destroyed)
Blind	Make an attack vs Insigh / Perception, if succeed you throw sand (or similar) and the target is blind until use an bonus action to clean it
Break Item	Make an attack vs AC of the target (non-magic) item, if success the item is damage (or broken if the item is damaged)
Feint	Make attack vs Insight, if succeed have advantage on the next attack
Hamstring	With a bludgeoning weapon make attack on the target leg (normal AC), does not deal damage, but reduces speed in 5ft
Intimidate	Make an Intimation vs Insigh for every creature that can see you in 30ft that fail the creature have disadvantage on the next attack
Pin	Make a grapple on a grappled creature, if succeed the creature becomes restrained
Push / Pull	Make a attack vs Athletics or Acrobatics, force a 5ft move on the target (similar to Shove Aside)
Taunt	Make attack vs Insigh, if succeed the target have disadvantage to any attack that doesn’t include you
Throw Item	Treat the object as having throw 10ft/60ft
Trip	Similar to Shove, but better name

Armor Class (Part of Objects rules)

An object’s Armor Class is a measure of how difficult it is to deal damage to the object when striking it (because the object has no chance of dodging out of the way). The Object Armor Class table provides suggested AC values for various substances.

Object Armor Class

Substance	AC
Cloth, paper, rope	11
Crystal, glass, ice	13
Wood, bone	15
Stone	17
Iron, steel	19
Mithral	21
Adamantine	23

List of all Actions

Actions	Descriptions	Action Cost	Source
Attack	The normal attack action	Action	PHB
Cast a Spell	The normal spellcasting action	Varies	PHB
Dash	You can move up to your speed	Action	PHB
Disengage	Yout don’t receive opportunity attacks	Action	PHB
Dodge	Attack rolls against your have disadvantage	Action	PHB
Don or Doff a Shield	Equip / remove shield	Action	PHB
End Concentration	Stop a concentration	Free	PHB
Escape a Grapple	Contest to end the grapple	Action	PHB
Grapple	Contest to start a grapple	Action	PHB
Help	Give advantage to a creature	Action	PHB
Hide	Avoid detections	Action	PHB
Improvising an Action	General “whatever” Action	Varies	PHB
Opportunity Attack	Attack outside your turn	reAction	PHB
Other Activity	Another general “whatever” Action	Varies	PHB
Ready	Prepare an Action to use as ‘reAction’ when the trigger is done	Action	PHB
Search	The ‘Perception’ or ‘Investigation’	Action	PHB
Shove	Force a creature to become prone	Action	PHB
Stabilize a Creature	Medicine (DC 10) to make a dying into unconscious	Action	PHB
Two-Weapon Fighting	If attack Action, use the off-hand to attack too	bonus Action	PHB
Use an Object	General “whatever” Action for interActing with objects	Action	PHB
Activate an Item	General “use magic item” Action	Action	DMG
Climb onto a Bigger Creature	(Optional) Attach yourself to a big creature, aka: fancy “Grapple”	Action	DMG
Disarm	(Optional) Attack vs Athletics or Acrobatics to make the weapon go prone	Action	DMG
Healing Surge	(Optional) Use up to half hit-dices in mid combat, part of fast healing rules	Action	DMG
Mark	(Optional) Gives advantage to opportunity against targets that you hit in your turn	—	DMG
Overrun	(Optional) Use Athletics to move on occupied by enemy area	Action / bonus	DMG
Shove Aside	(Optional) Force the target to move 5ft	Action	DMG
Tumble	(Optional) Use acrobatics to move thought occupied by enemy area	Action / bonus	DMG
Identify a Spell	Arcana (DC 15+spell level) to identify the spell on the fly	Actions / reAction	XGE
Waking Someone	Silently (or not) wake a target	Action	XGE

Maneuvers using Hit Dices

The frontline classes Barbarian, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger learn a total maneuver equal to it’s proficiency bonus. The superiority dice is D4. Whenever a maneuver is used, you also needs to spend a hit dice.